Santa Fe, New Mexico Job Growth

There were 63,800 jobs in Santa Fe, New Mexico in November 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 72,239 employed persons for the month. Santa Fe added 100 jobs in November 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 26 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Santa Fe job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	November 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	63,800	+100	0
CPS	72,239	-26	+925

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Santa Fe, New Mexico Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Santa Fe as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Santa Fe, New Mexico

CES employment for Santa Fe peaked in September 2007 at 67,600. Since then 3,800 jobs have been lost in Santa Fe according to the employer survey. From a trough of 61,200 in November 2009, Santa Fe has gained 2,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 76,042 for Santa Fe in January 2007. 3,803 jobs have been lost in Santa Fe since then according to the household survey. From a July 2013 low of 68,590, Santa Fe has added 3,649 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Santa Fe, New Mexico Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
November 2019	63,800	100	72,239	-26
October 2019	63,700	-100	72,265	-126
September 2019	63,800	-100	72,391	96
August 2019	63,900	0	72,295	103
July 2019	63,900	0	72,192	254
June 2019	63,900	300	71,938	162
May 2019	63,600	200	71,776	90
April 2019	63,400	-400	71,686	89
March 2019	63,800	0	71,597	63
February 2019	63,800	-100	71,534	112
January 2019	63,900	300	71,422	112
December 2018	63,600	-200	71,310	-4